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Ahat Jami Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Donetsk Oblast |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Donetsk |
Territory | Ukraine (de jure) Donetsk People's Republic (de facto) |
Geographic coordinates | 48°03′11.5″N 37°43′11″E / 48.053194°N 37.71972°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Completed | September 3, 1999 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 700 |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
The Ahat Jami Mosque (Ukrainian: Мечеть Ахать Джамі, romanized: Mechet Akhat Dzhami; Russian: Ахать-Джами, lit. 'Akhat-Dzhami'; Tatar: Әхәт Җәми мәчете, romanized: Äxät Cemi mäçete) is a congregational mosque located in Donetsk, Ukraine. The mosque was named in honor of local mafia boss Akhat Bragin and one of its minarets is named after Rinat Akhmetov. It is the first mosque to be built in Donets basin since the fall of the Soviet Union. Although de jure located in Ukraine, the mosque is on territory currently controlled by the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic.